NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2021 Kia Sorento has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 254
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2021 Kia Sorento
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 25V649000
- Reported
- September 25, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,536
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Sorento
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 22V760000
- Reported
- October 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Sorento, 1 other model
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 22V703000
- Reported
- September 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,887
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2020, 2022 Sorento, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 21V519000
- Reported
- July 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,575
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2021 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 254 owner complaints about the 2021 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the power train (56%), followed by the engine (27%) and the electrical system (19%).
1 of the 2021 Kia Sorento's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2021 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 43,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train143
- Engine68
- Electrical System47
- Unknown Or Other40
- Fuel/Propulsion System23
- Vehicle Speed Control13
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 43 | |
| 2026 | 65 |
Complaints about the 2021 Kia Sorento peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 65. 57% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Kia Sorento drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 6th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 254 complaints about the 2021 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2021 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted